Nutritional Epidemiology

1 Course Unit

This online course in nutritional epidemiology aims to draw on understanding epidemiologic studies of diet, nutrition, and chronic disease in populations. Students are introduced to study designs for research in nutritional epidemiology through an asynchronous learning format. Students critically evaluate strengths and weaknesses of diet assessment methodologies and learn about statistical methods for analyzing diet-disease associations. Critical analysis of the literature and the review of population-based dietary data support students’ ability to determine best practices and evidence-based approaches. Fall 1 Course Unit